The full line-up, dates, venues, fixtures, results and latest table for the 2021 Unibet Premier League Darts season.
The Unibet Premier League Darts season is over, with Jonny Clayton crowned champion after defeating fellow debutant Jose de Sousa on a dramatic Finals Night.
The Ferret, who finished fourth in the table, beat regular season table-topper Michael van Gerwen in the semi-final before overcoming Nathan Aspinall's conqueror to pick up the winners' cheque of £250,000.
Live crowds also returned for the final week of a season which didn't feature Gerwyn Price after he tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the tournament and was subsequently replaced by UK Open champion James Wade.
Here's everything you need including fixtures, results, standings, weekly round-ups, statistics, TV and ticket information while we also have a comprehensive history section.
Night 1, April 5
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 2, April 6
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 3, April 7
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
🙌🎯 Jonny Clayton has just hit the 11th Premier League nine-darter in history - and the third in a year!
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) April 7, 2021
👏 What an incredible debut season this is turning out to be for the Ferret!pic.twitter.com/tKdrY24TE4
Night 4, April 8
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
October: Hits a TV nine-darter (Euro Champ)
— Chris Hammer (@ChrisHammer180) April 8, 2021
Last night: Has a nine-darter hit against him by Clayton
Tonight: Hits a nine-darter against Aspinall
Jose de Sousa has been involved in three of the last four perfect legs on TV. pic.twitter.com/c6mYONaMyG
Night 5, April 9
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 6, April 19
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 7, April 20
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 8, April 21
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Judgement Night, April 22
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 10, May 5
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 11, May 6
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 12, May 7
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
Night 13, May 24
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
Night 14, May 25
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
Night 15, May 26
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
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Night 16, May 27
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
You've got to love Jose de Sousa. This TOPS-TOPS-TOPS 120 checkout is up there with a nine-darter for crowd scenes!pic.twitter.com/efBpaWQJVJ
— Chris Hammer (@ChrisHammer180) May 27, 2021
Play-Offs Night, May 28
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
TV Channel: Sky Sports (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Final (Best of 21 legs)
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Live crowds will return to PDC events for the first time in 2021 for the conclusion of the Unibet Premier League from May 24-28.
Step 3 of the UK Government's Roadmap out of Lockdown from May 17 onwards is set to allow sporting events in indoor venues of up to 1,000 fans.
Tickets will go on Priority Sale to PDCTV Annual Subscribers* from 1200 BST on Wednesday May 5 and on General Sale from 1200 BST on Thursday May 6, with bookings of up to six people per transaction permitted (full T&Cs below).
A Covid-secure environment at the Marshall Arena will include socially-distanced tables, a requirement for face coverings to be worn, table service for food & beverage, one-way walking routes and pre-entry screening.
Tickets will be priced at £30 per person for May 24-26, £35 per person for May 27 and £40 per person for the Play-Offs on May 28.
Sky Sports will broadcast every night of the Premier League Darts season including the Finals Night at the O2.
Reigning champion Glen Durrant headlined the first nine competitors confirmed by the PDC following the World Championship final - but Jonny Clayton bagged the last spot after clinching his maiden individual major title at the season-opening Masters.
Last year's World Matchplay winner Dimitri Van den Bergh and Grand Slam of Darts champion Jose De Sousa are both included for their first Premier League seasons, although the young Belgian made a Contender appearance in 2019.
Five-time Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen and two-time winner Gary Anderson will be aiming to regain the trophy in 2021, while new world champion Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall are also included in the field.
Michael van Gerwen is the 6/4 favourite ahead of Peter Wright to win the Premier League after world champion Gerwyn Price had to be withdrawn from the line-up due to a positive Covid-19 test.
The Premier League, a much-loved event for all darts fans and punters, was launched by Sky Sports in 2005 and takes the sport's biggest names all over the UK and Ireland as they compete in a round robin format in a bid to reach the play-offs, when the title is ultimately decided.
The world's top four automatically qualify for the event and are joined by six wildcard selections made by the PDC and Sky Sports to complete a final field.
Unsurprisingly Phil Taylor is the most successful Premier League player of all time having topped the table eight times and going on to lift the trophy on six occasions, while he also went a record 44 games unbeaten from 2005-2008.
James Wade first broke his dominance in 2009 when defeating Taylor's conqueror Mervyn King 13-8 and The Power only won it twice since then, with Gary Anderson (2011 & 2015), Michael van Gerwen (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 2019), Raymond van Barneveld (2014) and Glen Durrant (2020) being the other champions.
Below we have details of the past finals, a selection of records, the final table of each previous season and a look at which players have ever featured in the event.
Most Titles: Phil Taylor - 6
Longest Unbeaten Run: Phil Taylor - 44 (2005-2008)
Biggest League Victory: Phil Taylor 11-1 Wayne Mardle (2005) & Phil Taylor 11-1 Peter Manley (2005)
Biggest Play-Off Victory: Phil Taylor 16-4 Colin Lloyd (2005 Final)
Whitewashes (since dead legs removed in 2006): Colin Lloyd 8-0 Terry Jenkins (2007), Phil Taylor 8-0 Wayne Mardle (2008), James Wade 8-0 Simon Whitlock (2012), Michael van Gerwen 7-0 Phil Taylor (2014), Michael van Gerwen 7-0 James Wade (2015), Robert Thornton 0-7 Dave Chisnall (2016), Robert Thornton 0-7 Phil Taylor (2016), Michael van Gerwen 7-0 Adrian Lewis (2017), Michael Smith 7-0 Raymond van Barneveld (2018), Daryl Gurney 0-7 James Wade (2019), Jermaine Wattimena 0-7 Gerwyn Price (2020)
Most 180s in a Match: Gary Anderson - 11 v Simon Whitlock (2011)
Most 180s in a Season: Gary Anderson - 79 in 2011
Top 10 High Averages:
Nine-Dart Finishes
Winner in caps & bold, runner-up in bold.
Top four each year made the play-offs (Top would play fourth)
Points in brackets
Season 2005
PHIL TAYLOR (23)
Colin Lloyd (16)
Peter Manley (12)
Roland Scholten (9)
Mark Dudbridge (8)
John Part (8)
Wayne Mardle (8)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 16-4 Colin Lloyd
Season 2006
PHIL TAYLOR (23)
Raymond van Barneveld (21)
Roland Scholten (10)
Colin Lloyd (9)
Ronnie Baxter (8)
Peter Manley (8)
Wayne Mardle (5)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 16-6 Roland Scholten
Season 2007
PHIL TAYLOR (25)
Raymond van Barneveld (17)
Terry Jenkins (15)
Dennis Priestley (13)
Colin Lloyd (12)
Peter Manley (11)
Adrian Lewis (10)
Roland Scholten (9)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 16-6 Terry Jenkins
Season 2008
PHIL TAYLOR (21)
James Wade (20)
Raymond van Barneveld (18)
Adrian Lewis (12)
Wayne Mardle (12)
Peter Manley (11)
Terry Jenkins (9)
John Part (9)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 16-8 James Wade
Season 2009
Phil Taylor (18)
JAMES WADE (17)
Raymond van Barneveld (13)
Mervyn King (12)
Terry Jenkins (9)
John Part (9)
Jelle Klaasen (6)
Play-off final:
James Wade 13-8 Mervyn King
Season 2010
PHIL TAYLOR (26)
Simon Whitlock (16)
James Wade (14)
Mervyn King (13)
Ronnie Baxter (13)
Raymond van Barneveld (11)
Adrian Lewis (11)
Terry Jenkins (8)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 10-8 James Wade
Season 2011
Phil Taylor (26)
Raymond van Barneveld (18)
GARY ANDERSON (17)
Adrian Lewis (14)
James Wade (13)
Simon Whitlock (11)
Terry Jenkins (8)
Mark Webster (5)
Play-off final:
Gary Anderson 10-4 Adrian Lewis
Season 2012
PHIL TAYLOR (24)
Simon Whitlock (16)
Andy Hamilton (13)
James Wade (13)
Raymond van Barneveld (13)
Adrian Lewis (12)
Kevin Painter (11)
Gary Anderson (10)
Play-off final:
Phil Taylor 10-7 Simon Whitlock
Season 2013
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (24)
Raymond van Barneveld (23)
Phil Taylor (20)
James Wade (17)
Robert Thornton (15)
Simon Whitlock (15)
Andy Hamilton (12)
Adrian Lewis (10)
Wes Newton (5)
Gary Anderson (5)
Play-off final:
Michael van Gerwen 10-8 Phil Taylor
Season 2014
Michael van Gerwen (24)
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD (20)
Phil Taylor (20)
Gary Anderson (20)
Peter Wright (17)
Adrian Lewis (15)
Dave Chisnall (10)
Robert Thornton (9)
Wes Newton (6)
Simon Whitlock (5)
Play-off final:
Raymond van Barneveld 10-6 Michael van Gerwen
Season 2015
Michael van Gerwen (23)
Dave Chisnall (22)
GARY ANDERSON (20)
Raymond van Barneveld (19)
Phil Taylor (15)
Adrian Lewis (14)
James Wade (12)
Stephen Bunting (11)
Peter Wright (6)
Kim Huybrechts (4)
Play-off final:
Gary Anderson 11-7 Michael van Gerwen
Season 2016
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN (26)
Phil Taylor (24)
Gary Anderson (20)
Adrian Lewis (19)
Peter Wright (17)
James Wade (16)
Raymond van Barneveld (12)
Robert Thornton (6)
Dave Chisnall (3)
Michael Smith (3)
Play-off final:
Michael van Gerwen 11-3 Phil Taylor
Finals Night Results
Semi Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Final (best of 21 legs)
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Play-Off Night Results
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Play-Off Night Results
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Finals (Best of 21 legs)
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CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE RESULTS FROM THE WHOLE SEASON
Play-Offs Night Results
Ricoh Arena, Coventry
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
Finals (Best of 21 legs)